Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1887-09-29

various branches of business and trades
men are well represented, and also are
religious institutions. A fine brick
and stone school house to cost $4,000
is under way; numerous business
houses, bank building; $50, 900
hotel, two stories high, with mansard
roof and to contain 60 rooms, with hot
and cold water baths, sample rooms,
electric call bells and gasoline lights
throughout the house. This latter en-
terprise will be the means of making
La Veta delightful resort for sum
mer tourists, and will add largely to
the appearance of the town.
Main, the principal street Of the city,
has been nicely graded, and taking all
in all, La Vcta ranks as one Of the
most promising of Colorado's numer-
Gus booming towns. Aside from its
charming location and grand mountain
scenery, La Veta has other attractions
and advantages. The Nunda sulpher
springs, located in Nunda Canyon,
some six miles southwest of town, are
becoming famous for their medical
properties; a hotel and cottages are
soon to be erected here and the ground
beautiied and MAG lie attractive for in
valids and visitors. Lying in every
direction in close proximity to the
town, are charming little valleys
thronged with busy farmers who have
made for themselves comfortable and
pleasant homes. Beautiful lakes, filled
with trout and other food fish, supply
the local market with an abundance Of
this toothsome dclicacy.
Adjoining the town on the south is
the La Veta fair grounds, where was
held very successful fair last fall, and
where another will be held some time
the latter part of this month.
The sale of lots commenced early in
the day and continued until late at
night, the sales amounting to near
$3S, 900, with prices ranging all the
way from 5000 to $500. The town
company expressed themselves as be-
ing very well satisfied with this their
first sale.
At noon of Thursday everybody re-
paired to the barbecue grounds and
partook of the generous spread of roast
ed OK and vension, trout, bread, cake,
pie, sweet milk, butter milk and coffee.
After lunch another call was made on
the honorable gentlemen of the excur-
sion: who responded cheerfully and
paid La Veta and her people deserved
compliments amid the applause of the
multitude.
An extensive display Of farm pro-
ducts, minerals, etc., was made at the
office of the town company, which of
itself would convince the most skepti-
cal that the surrounding valleys were
capable of producing everything neces-
sary for the comfort of man and beast,
and in quality and quantity unsurpass-
ed by any locality on the face of the
globe.
On invitation, the writer visited the
ranches of Messrs H. B. Sugar and r.
A. Hayes, the former gentleman, an
extensive breeder of thoroughbred
Hereford cattle, has fine place two
miles west of town which is in a high
state of cultivation, all under fence;
has comfortable adobe residence and
large barn for storing hay and stabling
his cattle and farm stock; the premises
were alive with chickens, turkeys,
geese, ducks, guineas and the air full
of bees; Of the latter he has twenty
stands producing large amount of
fine marketable honey, a sample of
which he exhibited Nh. Sager expects
to make an exhibit of his stock at the
Pueblo fair, and we feel confident that
he will capture the premiums on his
class of stock. At Mr.. Hayes place,
two miles south of La Veta, we found
every evidence of thrift, abundance
and contentment and all the requisites
70 well equipped Colorado farm
good houses, good barns, good corrals,
good stock and crops, his wheat and
bats being remarkably fine.
People seeking new homes in new
country where nature has planned ev-
looking to the comfort of man
nay consider themselves fortunate in
casting their lot with the enterprising
md hospitable residents of the Cuchara |
7alley.
The entire party Of visitors were loud
n their praise of the royol manner in